Step 2. Install B2B Data Exchange on the First Node

Log in to the machine with the user account that you want to use to install

B2B Data Exchange

.

To prevent permission errors, use the same account to install

B2B Data Exchange

and PowerCenter.

Close all other applications.

Run the

Install.bin -i console

command.

The

Introduction

section appears.

Read the instructions, and then press

Enter

.

The

Install or Upgrade

section appears.

Select to install

B2B Data Exchange

, and then press

Enter

.

The

PowerCenter Version

section appears.

Select the PowerCenter version for which you want to install

B2B Data Exchange

, and then press

Enter

.

The

Installation Directory

section appears.

In the

Installation Directory

section, enter the absolute path to the installation directory or accept the default directory, and then press

Enter

.

The

Installation Components

section appears and displays a numbered list of the components to install.

Enter a comma-separated list of numbers for the components to install or accept the default components:

1- B2B Data Exchange: Installs the core
B2B Data Exchange
application.
Selected by default.
2- B2B Data Exchange Partners Portal: Installs the
B2B Data Exchange
Partners Portal component. You must install
B2B Data Exchange
to install the Partners Portal component.
Selected by default.
3- B2B Data Exchange Dashboard and Reports: Installs the
B2B Data Exchange
Dashboard and Reports component. You must install
B2B Data Exchange
to install the Dashboard and Reports component.
Cleared by default.

The Dashboard using metadata directory is installed by default. Select this component to view the reports in the Dashboard using operational data store. After installation, you must ensure to set the
dx.dashboard.ods.page.show
system property to
true
to view the reports in the Dashboard using operational data store. For more information, see the
B2B Data Exchange
Administrator Guide
and
B2B Data Exchange
Operator Guide
.
If you install the Dashboard and Reports component, you must import the operational data store event loader after you install
B2B Data Exchange
.
If you install the Dashboard and Reports component, your
B2B Data Exchange
and operational data store repositories are installed on Microsoft SQL Servers, and you use PowerCenter version 10, you must configure the repository connections in PowerCenter Workflow Manager. For details, see GUID-C2D5669F-F2EE-4BFB-8809-644202DB405B.
4- B2B Data Exchange Server Plug-in for PowerCenter: Installs the
B2B Data Exchange
PowerCenter server plug-in component. After the installation, register the plug-in to the PowerCenter repository.
Selected by default.

Press

Enter

.

The

Metadata Repository

section appears.

Select

1- Create a B2B Data Exchange repository

and press

Enter

.

The

Metadata Repository Connection

section appears.

Enter

1

to select Oracle as the

B2B Data Exchange

metadata repository database type.

Enter the number for the metadata repository database connection type:

1- Database URL: Location of the database. If you select this option, enter values in the following fields:
Database host name. Host name of the machine where the database server is installed.
Database port number. Port number for the database. Default port number is 1521.
Database SID. System identifier for the database. Enter either a fully qualified ServiceName or a fully qualified SID.
It is recommended that you enter a ServiceName in this field.

2- Custom Connection String: Connection string to the database. If you select this option, enter values in one of the following fields:
JDBC string. JDBC connection string to the database.
ODBC string. ODBC connection string to the database. Available if you install the PowerCenter client plug-in. The installer cannot verify the validity of the ODBC string.

3- Database username: Name of the database user account for the Oracle database.

4- Database user password: The password for the database account for the Oracle database.
B2B Data Exchange
stores the password as an encrypted string.

Press

Enter

.

If you selected to install the

B2B Data Exchange

Dashboard and Reports component, the

Operational Data Store

section appears. If you did not select to install the Dashboard and Reports component, go to step 17 to configure user authentication.

In the

Operational Data Store

section, enter

1- Create an operational data store repository

.

Enter values in the following fields:

1- Database URL: Location of the database. If you select this option, enter values in the following fields:
Database host name. Host name of the machine where the database server is installed.
Database port number. Port number for the database. The default port number is 1521.
Database SID. System identifier for the database. Enter either a fully qualified ServiceName or a fully qualified SID.
It is recommended that you enter a ServiceName in this field.

2- Custom Connection String: JDBC connection string to the operational data store.

3- Database username: Name of the database user account for the Oracle database.

4- Database user password: The password for the database account for the Oracle database.
B2B Data Exchange
stores the password as an encrypted string.

Press

Enter

.

The

User Authentication

section appears.

Choose the type of user authentication that you want to use.

Choose Informatica domain authentication to manage user credentials in the Informatica domain and synchronize user information with

B2B Data Exchange

. Use Informatica domain authentication for production environments.

If you choose Informatica domain authentication, enter values in the following fields:

Gateway host: Host name of the Informatica security domain server.
B2B Data Exchange
stores the host name in the
pwc.domain.gateway
system property.
Gateway port: Port number for the Informatica security domain gateway.
B2B Data Exchange
stores the port number in the
pwc.domain.gateway
system property. Use the gateway HTTP port number to connect to the domain from the PowerCenter Client. You cannot use the HTTPS port number to connect to the domain.
Password: Password of the Informatica security domain user.
Username: User name to access the Administrator tool. You must create the user in the Administrator tool and assign the
manage roles/groups/user
privilege to the user.
Security domain: Name of the Informatica security domain where the user is defined.
Security group: Optional. Security group within the Informatica security domain where
B2B Data Exchange
users are defined in the following format:
<security group>@<domain>
If you leave the field empty, the Informatica security domain synchronizes only the
B2B Data Exchange
administrator user account.
B2B Data Exchange
stores the security group in the dx.authentication.groups system property in the following format:
<group name>@<security group>[;<groupname>@<security group>]

If you choose

B2B Data Exchange native authentication

, enter the

B2B Data Exchange

administrator user name.

B2B Data Exchange

uses this value for the user name and password when you log in to the Operation Console.

Press

Enter

.

The

Document Store

section appears.

Enter the directory where

B2B Data Exchange

stores documents and files during processing or accept the default directory, and then press

Enter

.

The document store directory must be accessible to

B2B Data Exchange

, PowerCenter services, and Data Transformation.

Press

Enter

.

The

Web Server

section appears.

Configure the Web Server connection.

Enter the number for the network communication protocol or accept the default protocol:

1- Enable HTTPS: Instructs
B2B Data Exchange
to use secure network communication when you open the Operation Console in the browser.
If you select HTTPS and HTTP, the Operation Console switches existing HTTP connections with HTTPS connections.

2- Enable HTTP: Instructs
B2B Data Exchange
to use regular HTTP network communication when you open the Operation Console in the browser.

If you selected

Enable HTTPS

, enter values in the following fields:

Connector port number: Port number for the Tomcat connector to use when you open the Operation Console with HTTPS.
The default value is 18443.

Use a keystore file generated by the installer: Instructs the installer to generate a keystore file with an unregistered certificate. If you select this option, ignore the security warning that you receive from the browser the first time you open the Operation Console.

Use an existing keystore file: Instructs the installer to load an existing keystore file. Enter values in the following fields:
Keystore password. Password for the keystore file.
Keystore file. Path to the keystore file.

The keystore file must be in the Public Key Cryptography Standard (PKCS) #12 format.

If you selected

Enable HTTP

, enter values in the following fields:

HTTP connector port number: Port number for the HTTP connector. If you clear this field, your browser must connect to the
B2B Data Exchange
server with HTTPS when you log in to the Operation Console.
The default value is 18080.

Server shutdown listener port number: Port number for the listener that controls the Tomcat server shutdown.
The default value is 18005.

Press

Enter

.

The

Port Numbers

section appears.

Enter the port number for the

B2B Data Exchange

JMS Broker JMX listener port or accept the default port, and then press

Enter

.

If you selected to install the

B2B Data Exchange

server plug-in for PowerCenter or the

B2B Data Exchange

client plug-in for PowerCenter components, the

PowerCenter Location

section appears. If you did not select to install the PowerCenter server or client components, go to step 26.

Enter the directory where you installed PowerCenter or accept the default directory, and then press

Enter

.

Enter

1

to connect to the PowerCenter Web Services Hub, and then press

Enter

.

Enter the URL that the PowerCenter Web Services Hub uses

when

B2B Data Exchange

transfers documents to PowerCenter for processing with batch workflows

or accept the default directory, and then press

Enter

.

The

PowerCenter Repository Service

section appears.

Enter the name of the PowerCenter repository service, and then press

Enter

.

Enter values in the following fields:

Node host name: Host name of the node that runs the PowerCenter Repository Service.

Node port number: Port number of the node that runs the PowerCenter Repository Service.

Username: Name of the PowerCenter Repository Service user.

Password: Password for the PowerCenter Repository Service user.
B2B Data Exchange
stores the password as an encrypted string.

Security domain: Optional. Name of the Informatica security domain in which the PowerCenter Repository Service user is stored.
Default is Native.

Press

Enter

.

If you selected to install the

B2B Data Exchange

server plug-in for PowerCenter component, the

Informatica Domain

section appears. If you did not select to install the PowerCenter server component, go to step 33.

Enter values in the following fields:

Domain name: Name of the Informatica domain that contains the PowerCenter Integration Service that runs
B2B Data Exchange
workflows.

Node name: Node in the Informatica domain on which the PowerCenter Integration Service runs.

Domain administrator user name: Name of the Informatica domain administrator.

Domain administrator password: Password for the Informatica domain administrator.
B2B Data Exchange
stores the password as an encrypted string.

Press

Enter

.

Enter the name of the PowerCenter Integration Service that

B2B Data Exchange

uses to run workflows, and then press

Enter

.

Verify that the installation information is correct, and then press

Enter

.

During the installation process, the installer displays progress information.

If you installed the

B2B Data Exchange

PowerCenter server plug-in, follow the on-screen instructions to register the plug-in to the PowerCenter repository, and then press

Enter

.

To view the log files that the installer generates, navigate to the following directory:

<

DX

InstallationDir>\logs

Perform the required post-installation tasks. For more information, see the section "Post-Installation Tasks" in the

B2B Data Exchange

Installation and Configuration Guide

.

Perform only the tasks that are relevant for your environment.

Optionally, perform additional configuration tasks. For more information, see the section "Optional

B2B Data Exchange

Configuration" in the

B2B Data Exchange

Installation and Configuration Guide

.

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